Project One: Adventure of a Lifetime/Timeline

Project One: The Adventure of a Lifetime/Timeline

As Edward Tufte writes in his introduction to ‘envisioning information’, “the world is complex, dynamic, multidimensional; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?”

Charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, guides, instructions and maps....
These are all considered “cognitive art,” designs that envision
information, working at the intersection of image, word, number, and art. For this assignment, you will chart your career as a graphic designer. You may either choose to focus on events that have transpired since you became a graphic designer, or you may separate these events into “B.D.” (Before design) and “A.D.” (After design).

PROJECT FRAMEWORK

DUE MON AUG 20

Provide an image, a word, and numbers (15 dates, events, or other time-line elements) that will play a major role in your timeline as a graphic designer. Read the assignments noted in the syllabus and be prepared to discuss your choices. Also be prepared to work in class. Bring 5 examples of timelines that will in some way inform your design.

DUE WEDS AUG 22

10 Sketches of timeline due at beginning of class - these sketches should be substantial. Take pride in the lines and marks you make, choose good paper or found paper of significance to the project’s concept...) Sketches produced on “bum wad” or tracing paper will not be accepted.

DUE FRI AUG 24

Final timeline due at the beginning of class.
11 X 17 size, minimum
Mount to black foam core with 1” border on all sides or otherwise
ensure that the timeline is ‘fixed’ in some way